Welcome to Mammoth ...

Mammoth is located in Kanawha County<1>.

The location of Mammoth has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mammoth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Mammoth is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mammoth lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Mammoth: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Mammoth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Mammoth - they are located in Arizona, California, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Nevada (2), Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mammoth.

Communities near Mammoth ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mammoth.

• Charleston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
• South Charleston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <5>
• Montgomery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <5>
• Chesapeake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
  • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
• Marmet
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
  • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <5>
• Ansted
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansted
  • Ansted is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <5>
• Belle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
  • Belle is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <5>
• Clendenin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
  • Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <5>
• Cedar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
• East Bank
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
  • East Bank is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mammoth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mammoth.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mammoth. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mammoth.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mammoth. See our Newspapers Page for Mammoth.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mammoth ...

Looking for more information about Mammoth? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mammoth, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mammoth.

Adding Mammoth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mammoth in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mammoth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mammoth post office opened in 1894.

We also found Mammoth on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mammoth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mammoth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/